Tallis, Thomas, ca. 1505-1585. Lamentations, no. 1; Tallis, Thomas, ca. 1505-1585. Lamentations, no. 2; Byrd, William, 1542 or 3-1623. De Lamentatione Hieremiae;
Movement through pitch space in the Common Practice Period is generally acknowledged as being structured on the fifth relation, whereas movement through the pitch space of the highly chromatic music of the nineteenth century is thought of as being...
English literature--Early modern, 1500-1700; Geographical discoveries in literature
It is the purpose of this thesis to show what influence the sixteenth century voyagers had on the Elizabethan writers. For expediency, we have divided these voyages into two classes: namely, the early, from Columbus, 1492, to Vasca de Gama, 1498;...
Cars park along the brick road on one side of the Brown & Williamson Company plant. Railroad tracks abut the building on another side. This tobacco product manufacturing plant near Hill and Sixteenth Streets in Louisville, Kentucky, opened in...
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval--France; Manuscripts, Medieval; Illuminations 1500-1550
A Book of Hours was the primary text for private lay devotion in the late middle ages and Renaissance. Consisting of the cycle of prayers to be recited at the eight canonical hours or established times for prayers throughout the day, the content of...
Buildings; Cafes; Signs (Notices); Electric signs; Water pumps; Millinery
Two-story light wooden building attached to a two-story brick building at the corner of Sixteenth and Market, Louisville, Kentucky. The wooden building has Ed Leonard's Cafe on the ground floor, while the brick building houses [Losey] Millinery,...
Two-story wooden building on the corner of Sixteenth and Magazine, Louisville, Kentucky. The windows of the shop on the ground floor appear to be covered in white paper or cloth on the inside (or perhaps the picture has faded too much). Signs...
Original sixteenth century leaf from a commentary or writings about the text of the Qur'an written on handmade paper. Followers of Islam find the Qur'an to be the literal word of God, revealed through the prophet Muhammad and containing all things...
An original manuscript leaf from a late sixteenth century or early seventeenth century Persian Qur'an, written and illuminated circa 1570-1630 on handmade paper. The Qur'an or Holy Koran is the key religious text for Islam. Followers of Islam find...
Antiphonaries--Illustrations; Gregorian chants--Illustrations; Music--Manuscripts--France; Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval--France; Manuscripts, Medieval
Leaf from a fifteenth century French antiphonary, representing a segment of text related to the Feast of the Crown of Thorns. Also called an antiphonal or antiphoner, an antiphonary collects portions of psalms and hymns sung during liturgies or...
The Qur'an or Holy Koran is the key religious text for Islam. Followers of Islam find the Qur'an to be the literal word of God, revealed through the prophet Muhammad and containing all things necessary for a righteous life. This illuminated leaf of...
Row of damaged houses on Broadway between Sixteenth and Seventeenth Streets in Louisville, Kentucky following the tornado which struck on March 27, 1890. Several men stand on top of one of the houses and two small groups of women are standing on...
An African American man is leaning against a piece of fence standing between structures that have been completely destroyed by the tornado which hit Louisville, Kentucky, on March 27, 1890. Other damaged buildings are in the background in the...
Santa Fe Mission depot, a structure with Spanish-influenced architecture. Other buildings are visible nearby, and telegraph wires run between various buildings and the depot. There are people standing near the tracks and the station, and several...
